Perfectamundo

I had a perfectly busy day at the shop.

Very unusual for a Saturday morning!

I sold a lot of clothes today. This is fortuitous because I have new stock coming next week and now I have spare coat hangers to hang them on.

I ordered 60 new hangers from IKEA over a week ago and I received an email today telling me that they will arrive on 23rd August. The last time I ordered online, they were here 4 days later so I’m a bit annoyed, but it can’t be helped.

So my desk is still a mess. There was no time for cleaning today but I took small moments of opportunity to toss obvious rubbish, put all the papers in a pile and put loose pens in the caddy. Not really enough to make a difference but at least I feel like I’ve made a start.

The morning passed very quickly and it was nice to come home and put my feet up to watch the footy. So far I have a perfect round … along with everybody else in the tipping comp! But this is my joker round so I have double points haha!

Sadly regional NSW has now been forced into Covid lockdown for at least seven days. For the moment we are again the lucky ones and life is pretty normal for us.

I’m looking forward to a lazy Sunday. I’ll do some more life journaling, some study, some playing, some reading and some napping. I may even do some art.

For now, it’s approaching midnight and it’s time for me to sleep.

Nite all.

Change of Pace

A very quiet day in the shop today.

I made a large green juice to start my day. Mint, celery, cucumber, spinach, apple, coconut water and water. The cheap little blender that I bought for the shop works really well.

For lunch I ate a big bowl of strawberries and blueberries with some lactose free cream.

I finally completed some big items on my ‘to do’ list so I feel like I achieved a lot.

The Brains Trust paid me a visit which was lovely!

I paid some bills, did some filing, cleared some emails, washed the dishes, emptied the bins, made a list of orders, listed the deliveries due next week, emailed a stack of info to the accountant, stapled biz cards to my carry bags and started to clear my desk.

This afternoon I made myself comfy on the couch and wrote 5 pages to add to my life journal - which is coming together nicely.

I watched the first game of footy while Adoring Husband slept on the chair beside me.

Now I’m watching my team play a very tight game against the Roosters. I’ve tipped against my team so I’m torn! The score is currently 18 - all.

I’m craving a big block of Cadbury Snack chocolate! It’s been a lot of years since I’ve had one of those so I don’t know why that has entered my head. Maybe I need to order some more Poppy’s chocolates for myself!

It’s time for me to sleep now … 5 minutes left in the game and Roosters are leading by one point.

Nite all.

Picking Up Speed

On the weekend, I ordered for my girls who are in lockdown, a selection of specialty chocolates.

I had sampled the chocolates first and I was going order a second box for myself, but when I got to the website I decided that they would be a nice gift for the family instead.

I had an idea for my son too, but he’s not in lockdown, so he missed out.

They received their packages today and it seems they are very happy with the deliciousness.

I had another very busy day at work with lots of customers, a delivery of stock and I finally got a couple of things marked off my ‘to do’ list. I also had a visit from a lady in town whose husband has PD and she drops by every couple of months to vent and share.

The men’s shed representative dropped in to check on his consignment, as did the bread board/timber work man. I handed over the money owing to them and put in some special orders.

I’ve attempted to created a men’s display area ready for Father’s Day.

Again the day flew by, my list is still long, my desk is still a mess but sales were very good and that eases the pain somewhat.

Next week is going to be REALLY busy with four deliveries of stock due, so I’d best get that list cleared and my desk cleaned in the next couple of days!

My feet are up, Adoring Husband is at SES training and I am watching The Bachelor.

I can hear my pillow calling my name so I’ll watch the last 30 minutes in bed.

Nite all.

To Don’t List

Once again, my ‘to do’ list didn’t get done.

It didn’t even get started!

Meditation was enlightening and turned into a long morning catch up for the girls and a meaningful morning conversation between The Gypsy and I.

They had all left by 10.30am and from there I was flat out busy.

Sales were excellent, I had three visitors and the last customer left ten minutes after my usual closing time.

I felt a bit flustered because absolutely nothing else got done and there is MORE added to my list for tomorrow.

I put a chicken in the oven for dinner and then sat down to do some paperwork, which I discovered upon completion, didn’t need to be done!

Ugh!

We watched a silly movie and I reheated last nights mash, cooked some broccoli and made a delicious gravy to go with the chicken. It was a tasty dinner.

We watched the Farmer Wants a Wife reunion and then hit the bed.

I’m feeling pretty weary now and it’s after 11pm so…

Nite all.

Fill The Day

It was nice to have so many girls for coffee this morning and I actually got to sit with them for quite a lot of the first hour.

BUT

I forgot that I had a sales rep coming at 10am.

He was supposed to come last week, but the lockdown in SE QLD put a stop to that. Because the lockdown only ended on Sunday, I wasn’t even sure if he was coming and he certainly didn’t confirm, so it was a bit of a surprise when he turned up.

The girls got to see some of the clothes that I was selecting from and I was guided by their responses and reactions when choosing.

On his last visit, this rep was with me for about 3.5 hours, but this visit only lasted for two.

I purchased some of the clothes that he had on hand and I ordered some colourful leather lady’s wallets from a brand that I’ve been eyeing off for a year or two..

He left at 12.30pm and no sooner had he walked out the door when The Artful Dodger came for a visit and 5 minutes later a regular customer walked through the door. So I spent the next 20 minutes back and forth between the two of them.

I steamed, priced and displayed some of the clothes that I’d just purchased. Of course I selected one of the tops for myself!

I cleared the kitchen of most of the art brushes, cups, sticks and palettes that we washed on Saturday. 

Next thing I know, Adoring Husband arrived to help me close the shop.

Time flies when you’re having fun!

Journaling was cancelled so we cleared the training room, set up for meditation and I vacuumed the shop before we left.

We did a little grocery shop and checked the mail before heading home.

As soon as I got home, I put the sweet potatoes on so that I could make mash to go with the slow cooked lamb shanks from yesterday.

I sat down for an hour before preparing dinner early.

7.30pm was our bedtime of choice tonight and I am watching The Voice as I write this.

Early start tomorrow and a ‘to do’ list a mile long for this week.

Time management will be key!

Nite all.

Forced Productivity

The Childers trip was cancelled again.

Unforeseen circumstances caused the understandable cancellation.

It happened at the last minute, so I was up and showered, sitting wrapped in a towel with hair dripping.

So I dressed, made myself presentable for being in public, made a list and asked Adoring Husband to be my chauffeur.

He took me to the hairdressers so that I could purchase my favourite shampoo/conditioner/treatment.

We stopped at the shop to pick up my deposit book and a couple of letters that I needed, did some banking, picked up a big package of new stock from the Post Office, did a grocery shop and then returned home.

I made brunch and returned to bed to do some work including ordering some stock and figuring out more tax stuff.

Later I put some lamb shanks in the slow cooker and we returned to the shop to clean up the art room and set up for coffee and journaling.

I discovered that my slow cooker is wired incorrectly. The ‘high’ temperature control is actually ‘low’ and vice versa. It has only taken me seven years to figure this fact out! I usually set the control to ‘low’ and I always thought it strange that the contents would bubble away on low.

Today I set it on ‘simmer’ and four hours later I checked to discover that the water was barely warm - which sucked because that was supposed to be dinner! Ah well, now it’s tomorrow night’s dinner.

I threw together a mixed grill instead.

We watched The Voice and now it’s suddenly 11.30pm!

Time to sleep.

Nite all.

Slow Sunday

I was feeling unmotivated and a bit foggy in the brain today, so not much was accomplished.

My 40 year old Singer sewing machine went to a new home.

I believe that the last time I used it was to sew Vegan Chickie’s first school uniform - that was 36 years ago and it has been stored in the garage here for the last 13 years.

The Artful Dodger has recently had trouble with her sewing machine so I offered her mine. My intention was to pass it on to a charity, so she can use it until hers is repaired or until it dies of old age.

I honestly don’t even know if it still works but I guess she’ll soon let me know.

The only productive or practical thing I did today was order some bits and pieces for my new class that I’ll be running in September.

We’ll be making something like this …

… using family mementos, jewellery, watches, medals, charms, chains, ribbons etc.

I have a couple of dead watches sitting in my jewellery box that have sentimental value and I don’t want to toss. I can pull them apart and repurpose them. Old jewellery from grandparents and my parents that I never wear but could look at every day on a piece of art like this. 

Old prize medallions from their sporting events, gifts from Dad to Mum, silly birthday buttons, tiny compacts, hairpins. So many little trinkets that I’ve never wanted to part with but just take up space in draws and boxes.

I’m excited about the possibilities and a few of the girls in my usual art class were discussing all the little mementos they’ve kept over the years that could be repurposed like this too.

So I’ve ordered a few charms like elaborate metal keys, cogs, bees, dragonflies, peace signs and other symbols. I have containers full of old jewellery, beads, shells, chain, ribbons, crystals and more from my bracelet making days. I’ll donate all of that for the participants to use on their creations.

It’s going to be fun.

Adoring Husband brought me breakfast in bed this morning. I got up and made a tuna and avocado dip to eat with my fava bean crackers for lunch. Dinner was duck with spicy orange sauce and cauliflower, broccoli and carrot.

We watched the first episode of The Voice before heading back to bed.

Tomorrow I hope to be making that trip to Childers that I missed last week.

The weather forecast is for rain tomorrow! Let’s hope it’s correct!

Nite all.